About
From 21 to 26 May 2022, the German Music Information Centre hosted the Annual Meeting & Conference of the International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC).
Delegates from more than 20 music information centres from all over the world met for an exchange with professional representatives of central areas of musical life in Germany. Under the impression of the Ukraine war, the delegates discussed the topic of ‘music and politics’ and the reactions in the international music world. They also looked at national aid programmes for musicians in the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the topics of sustainability, digitalisation and globalisation.
The centrepiece of the conference was a public conference day in the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn with over 20 speakers from the event management, music associations, collecting societies and research institutions. Four panels dealt with strategies for programme planning and audience loyalty, the promotion of contemporary music, new approaches in music communication and copyright in music in the context of globally operating corporations. In addition to around 100 invited guests who followed the discussions on site, more than 200 registered participants from all over the world took part in the event via livestream.
The IAMIC conference was accompanied by an extensive programme in which the host country presented itself with some of its outstanding music venues such as the Beethoven-Haus or the Elbphilharmonie. With the Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, the WDR broadcaster, the Studio Ensemble Musikfabrik as well as the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Hamburg, further venues were represented where the guests could experience the diversity of musical life in Germany.
Under the impressions of the Ukraine war, IAMIC’s 2022 conference focused primarily on the topic of Music and Politics.
Conference Programm
Date
Item
Event Planning
Date
Item
20 May Friday – Hamburg: Arrival
Time
Item
16:30 Arrival and Check-in
21 May Saturday – Hamburg: Pre-Conference Day
Time
Item
9:45–10:00 Registration
10:00–10:15 Welcome
10:15–11:15 Presentation & Discussion: Music and Politics. Remarks on a Historical and Recent Phenomenon
11:15–11:30 Coffee Break
11:30–12:30 IAMIC Internal Panel 1: Refreshing IAMIC
12:30–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:15 IAMIC Internal Panel 2: Developing IAMIC
16:00–17:30 Guided Tour and Expert Talks at the Elbphilharmonie
20:00–22:15 Concert at the Elbphilharmonie
From 22:15 Conclusion of the Evening
22 May Sunday – Bonn: IAMIC Welcome Celebration
Time
Item
From 14:00 Check-in, Registration
Motel One Bonn-Beethoven,
Berliner Freiheit 36, Bonn
16:30–18:00 IAMIC Board Meeting
18:30–22:00 IAMIC Welcome Celebration
23 May Monday – Bonn: Conference Day 1 and IAMIC Concert
Time
Item
9:30–10:00 Registration
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg,
Harvestehuder Weg 12, Hamburg
10:00–10:10 Musical Opening
10:25–10:30 Welcome and Organisational Matters
10:30–11:00 Presentation: International Covid-19 Study
11:00–11:45 Panel 1: The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Situation of Artists, the Self-employed and Companies in Music Economy. Comparing Support Programmes Internationally
11:45–12:00 Coffee Break
12:00–13:00 Panel 2: Musical Life after the Covid-19 Pandemic. What Might the Crisis Cause?
13:00–14:15 Lunch
14:30–15:00 Presentation: Tasks and Aims of the German Music Information Centre
15:00–16:00 Guided Tour of Beethoven-Haus Bonn
17:00–19:00 Boat Trip to Rolandseck with Reception
19:00–20:00 Welcome at Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck
20:00–22:15 IAMIC Concert
24 May Tuesday – Bonn: Conference Day 2: Public IAMIC Conference and IAMIC Dinner
Time
Item
8:45–9:15 Registration
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg,
Harvestehuder Weg 12, Hamburg
9:15–9:30 Musical Opening
9:30–9:45 Opening, Greetings
9:45–10:10 Key Note: Music in the Digital Revolution
10:10–10:15 Introduction to the Public Conference Day
10:15–11:15 Panel 1: Behind the Scenes: Orchestras, Ensembles and Programme Plannung
11:15–11:45 Coffee Break
11:45–12:45 Panel 2: Contemporary Music and the Promotion of Composers
12:45–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00 Panel 3: Music Outreach
15:00–16:00 Panel 4: Music Distribution and Copyright
16:00–16:30 Coffee Break
16:30–16:50 Conclusion: Music and Society
16:50–17:00 Musical Conclusion: Music and Society
17:00–17:30 Reception
19:30–22:15 IAMIC Dinner
after dinner IAMIC Bar
25 May Wednesday – Bonn/Cologne: Conference Day 3: IAMIC General Assembly and Cultural Programme in Cologne
Time
Item
10:00–10:30 Presentation: The German Music Council
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg,
Harvestehuder Weg 12, Hamburg
10:30–11:30 IAMIC Internal Panel 3: Summary: Refreshing & Developing IAMIC
11:30–11:45 Coffee Break
11:45–13:00 IAMIC General Assembly
13:00–14:15 Lunch
15:30–16:30 Expert Talks at Western Broadcasting Corporation (WDR)
16:45–17:30 Guided Tour of Cologne Cathedral
18:00–19:00 Reception and Expert Talks with the Ensemble Musikfabrik
19:00–20:15 Studio Concert
20:30–22:30 We End the Day in a Traditional Kölsch Pub
26 May Thursday – Bonn: Departure
Time
Item
From 9:00 Farewell and Departure
Music connects us
Concert in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg as part of the IAMIC Conference 2022, photo: miz
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, photo:miz
Welcome Celebration in Bonn, photo: miz
IAMIC Conert at the Arp Museum in the Bahnhof Rolandseck, Bonn, photo: Nathan Dreessen / miz
IAMIC Conert at the Arp Museum in the Bahnhof Rolandseck, Bonn, photo: Nathan Dreessen / miz
Public Conference Day at Beethoven-Haus, Bonn, photo: Nathan Dreessen / miz
Public Conference Day at Beethoven-Haus, Bonn, photo: Nathan Dreessen / miz
Public Conference Day at Beethoven-Haus, Bonn, photo: Nathan Dreessen / miz
Speech of Diana Marsh (IAMIC President, 2021-2024) at the Public Conference Day in the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, photo: Nathan Dreessen / miz
IAMIC Delegates visiting the WDR broadcasting station in Colone, photo: miz
